Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein)

I thank our guests for coming in and for their presentation. They mentioned driver shortages and the trainee programme. What is the right target to have on a traineeship programme for drivers and mechanics? Is there a target that the IRHA would like to see achieved? How many graduates does the association believe there should be per year? In the opening statement, the IRHA states that even though there is a packed trainee schedule, future courses will not be going ahead because the funding has been cut by SOLAS. In any of its meetings, was the IRHA given any reason for the funding cut?